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Myalgia overview

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Overview

Myalgia means “muscle pain” and is a symptom of many diseases and disorders. The most common cause for myalgia is either overuse or over-stretching of a muscle or group of muscles. Myalgia without a traumatic history is often due to viral infections. Longer-term myalgias may be indicative of a metabolic myopathy, some nutritional deficiencies or chronic fatigue syndrome.

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